In 1986 when young Carol Lynetta Nathan completed her job experience at the Spanish Town Hospital during her final year at the then Spanish Town Secondary School, there was no thought that the institution would become her “home” for almost 40 years. Miss Nathan who is the Billing Supervisor, is very much in love with her job and being able...

It was the staff of the Spanish Town Hospital who responded to the COVID-19 pandemic like champions, which saw the institution through one of the toughest periods in its 70-year history. This is the considered view of the management team of the largest Type B facility in the island, as articulated by Senior Medical Officer (SMO) Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James. The...

The National Water Commission (NWC) has completed the Baron Hill to Samuel Prospect Pipeline Replacement Project in Trelawny, which was undertaken at a cost of approximately $275 million. The installation, which comprised phase one of the Dornoch and Greater Dornoch Water Supply Scheme development, was commissioned into service on June 23. Approximately 11,000 residents in several communities are served by...

Kavelle Hylton, who grew up in the community of Jones Town in Kingston, has always had a love for the sciences. While attending Trench Town Comprehensive High School, she was very excited about studying the different science subjects. However, the school at that time, did not have a science lab nor teacher. “I actually spent my summers learning about the...

The Spanish Town Hospital is celebrating 70 years of providing quality health care to the people of St. Catherine and surrounding parishes. Built in 1952, the facility provides primary and secondary care services to the parish’s growing population, as well as patients from Kingston and St. Andrew, and parts of Clarendon, St. Mary, and St. Ann. Among these are general...

The Ward Theatre stands as a historic monument at North Parade in the bustling downtown district of Kingston. The 110-year-old building was completed in 1912, after the old structure was destroyed by the Great 1907 Kingston Earthquake. It has deteriorated over the years, and  a decision was taken to close the building in the early 2000s, after the final blow...

Several key government agencies are collaborating with international bodies to deliver improved services to victims and survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). Through the Intersectoral and Interagency Referral and Protocol and Standard Procedures for Continuum Care for Survivors of GBV, the Bureau of Gender Affairs is leading the cooperation to ensure that the service delivery efforts for women and girls is...

Having reached more than 600 primary-school children in five parishes through her ‘Project Healthy Smiles Jamaica’ outreach project, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2021, and dentist, Dr. Dominique Reid, is relishing the success of the initiative. The project targeted children aged 12 years and younger, providing them with free dental checks, teeth cleanings and fluoride treatments, during her ‘Tooth Tour’, which...

Developing a digital ecosystem in collaboration with private and public stakeholders will help to advance digital transformation in Jamaica. This was supported by Corporate Vice President and Chief Digital Officer for Microsoft, in the US, Jacky Wright, during the recently concluded hybrid diaspora conference, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston. “We can't do...